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VOL. XXXIV.
NUMBER 351.
6 MOTORMEN
ARRESTED
CHARGE IS BLOCKING BTREET
WITH CARB
ORDINANCE STIPULATES TWENTY
FOOT BPACE
Police Ordered to Enforce Law—Team
sters and Fire Department Com*
plain Trolleys Have Been
Too Close Together
Charged' with breaking section 3 of or
dinance No. 14,261, new series, six motor
men, employes of the Los Angeles rail
road, Interurban and Pacific Electric were
arrested by Patrolmen Roberts, Moora.
Williams and Miller last night, and will
be taken to court today to answer to the
charge.
The ordinance the motormen are alleged
to have broken reads as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to run or operate or
cause to be run or operated any street
railroad car, interurban railway car or
other car used for transportation of pas
sengers through or along any street in
the city of Los Angeles, except steam rail
road cars, so that the same shall stand
or approach within twenty feet from an
other car standing upon the same track
or traveling in the same direction thereon,
except a trailer car attached thereto, pro
vided, however, that where It Is necessary
to stop more than two cars In Immediate
succession traveling In the same direction
on the same track by reason of any
obstruction or Interruption of the ordinary
movements thereof at any point, the pro
vision of this section shall only apply
to the person, firm or corporation who
shall run or operate or have charge or
control of the third car or of every second
or alternate car after the third car In
each succession of cars."
Clearances Small
The men arrested were F. W. Kllllan,
car No. 92, Los Angeles railway, third car
In row, five feet between his car and the
previous one; Frank Plnnie, Los Angeles
railway, car No. 264, third car, five feet
clearance; G. B. Pecksteln, Pacific Elec
tric, car No. 251, third car, eight feet
clearance; W. E. Johnson, ty>s Angeles
railway, car No. 178, third car, one foot
clearance; C. E. Curon, Los Angeles rail
way, car No. 252, seventh car, four feet
clearance.
The arrests were all made at First and
Los Angeles streets. After being placed
under arrest the motormen were released
on their own recognizance and Instructed
to appear In police cour^thls morning.
The officers acted under the Instructions
printed In the police bulletin of August
29, In which attention was called to the
ordinance, and the section alleged to have
been broken by^the motormen was printed.
During the last two weeks there have
been frequent complaints received at the
police station that the cars blockaded the
streets at that point each night between
4:30 and 6:30 o'clock.
iThe motprmen were alleged to make It a
atom to stop their cars there and so
"•¦ckade traffic as to make it Impossible
I wagons to pass. Complaints were also
yeived from the fire department, tho
•fivers of the different companies insist
ing It was impossible for them to break
¦ through the line of cars.
Issue Complaints Today
In view of these complaints It Was de
cided by the police to make the arrests,
and complaints will be Issued today by
the city prosecuting attorney.
Several weeks ago the officials of the
street car companies caused to be Issued
an Injunction restraining the city officials
from Interfering with the cars which were
without fenders. It was thought by the
attorneys of the companies that this wou'.d
put an end to the arrests of motormen,
but, according to officials of the police
department, the car crews will be ar
rested whenever ".ey are found to be
running cars In violation of other sections
of the ordinance.
DEFEAT ON TRACK BREAKS
HEART OF VALUABLE DOG
Greyhound Worth $200 Dashes Be.
tWeen Car Trucks — Owner Asserts
Animal Committed Suicide
Through Griefc,
Special to TJi« Herald,
PASADENA, Sept. 16.-Because he
failed to win in the coursing at Arcadia
a valuable greyhound which belonged to
James Summers of South Pasadena com
mitted suicide last night by running
headlong between the trucks of a speed
ing North Los Robles avenue car. Sum
mers asserted that he had been expecting
such an occurence.
Summers said: "Ever since Horatio
failed to win In the coursing contests at
Arcadia he has been gradually worrying
himself to death. Often for days at a
time he would eat little or nothing and
he didn't seem to have any interest in
life.
"1 am firmly convinced that my hound,
which was valued at $200, was out of his
head from despair and that he deliberate
ly committed suicide."
The mangled remains of the animal
were carefully gathered by the owner,
who asserted that he intended to see
the dog was decently burled.
United States Cuys Coal In Wales
Bj Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-The United States
navy department has, according to a
dispatch from Cardiff, Wales, to a news
agency here, contracted with Welsh
firms for 100,000 tons of the best steam
coal, the delivery to extend over 1908.
The price agreed upon has been kept se
cret.
Raise Fund for Church Work
By Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 16.-A fund of
$100,000 for church extension and mis
sionary work has been raised within the
past year by the Baptists of Philadelphia
to commemorate the two hundredth anni
versary of the formation of the Phila
delphia Baptist association. The money
will be turned over to the various church
enterprises during the anniversary cele
bration, which will begin October 1 and
continue a week.
Incorporates Family
By Associated Press.
SALINAS, Sept. 16. -In order, so it Is
said, to prevent the division of his. big
estate at his death, Pedro Zabola has
formed an incorporated company, com
posed entirely of members of his family.
to whom his lands, consisting of several
thousand acres in Monterey county, will
K « transferred.
Los Angeles Herald.
ANOTHER SUBSTITUTED
FOR PRINCESS' CHILD
Mrs. Morton of Oakland Tells Btory
of Clara Ward's Son T'-.at
Sounds Like a Story of
Garboriau's
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.— Mrs. Mary Martin
of Oakland, Cal., who spent Sunday at a
Chicago hotel, is quoted today as telling
a strange story about Clara Ward, the
daughter of a deceased Detroit million
aire, who married and was divorced from
the Prince de Chlmay, and* whose es
capades and marriage with and subse
quent divorce from a violinist named
Rlgo caused an Immense amount of gos
sip.
Mrs. Martin's published story Is that
one of the two children whom the prince
has had in his custody is not the child of
tho princess, but of a poor Irish woman.
The assertion Is made that In 1901 when
the wife of the prince, the princess gave
birth to a son in a New^ York hospital,
but substituted a girl for htm, sending
the boy out Into the world "unnamed and
unknown."
Mrs. Martin was accompanied yester
day by a youth of 16, who, she asserted,
is the son of the Prince and Princess de
Chlmay.
Mrs. Martin Is quoted as saying that
her home in Oakland is guarded day and
night by two Filipinos and that though
,the Ward relatives are bound to- foil her
purpose, she Is determined that the sup
posed son of the princess shall get his
rights.
Thomas R. Lyons, executor of the
Ward estate and uncle of Clara, says he
has known of Mrs. Martin's story and
that it Is absolutely false. He added that
his niece Is living in Italy with her hus
band, Guisseppe Rlcarta, and that the
children of the prince are with him In
Belgium. He says Mrs. Martin has fre
quently written him asking for money.
BLAME FOR RAILWAY
DISASTER NOT FIXED
SIXTEEN DEAD IDENTIFIED IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Station Agent Who Handled Order
That Caused Wreck Is Removed
While Investigation Ie
In Progress
By Associated Press.
HANOVER, N. H., Sept. 16.— Twelve of
the twenty-seven persons who were taken
to the Mary Hitchcock hospital suffering
from injuries sustained In the railroad ac
cident at West Canaan early yesterday
which caused the death of twenty-five per
sons, had recovered sufficiently to leave
that Institution today, and but fifteen per
sons still remain at the hospital.
The injured persons still at the hospital
are not In a dangerous condition.
According to the railroad officials a
blunder in handling train orders' was the
cause, but the employe responsible for the
horror remains to be determined.
Station Agent Greely of Canaan station,
through whose hands passed the fatal or
ders for the freight train to proceed en
the passenger train's time, whs temporar
ily removed today. Qreely was regarded
Highly here asj a capable agent and ope
rator.
At the rooms of the undertaking firm
in Concord where most of the dead were
removed immediately after the accident
twenty-two bodies were laid out in long
rows early today. Of these sixteen were
considered as positively Identified by rela
tives, while the identity of several others
was believed to be sufficiently known.
A revised list of identified dead follows:
TIMOTHY BHAUGHNESSY, Manches
ter.
MRS. TIMOTHY SHAUGHNESSY, Man
GEORGE L. SOUTHWICK, 60 Linden
street, Worcester, Mass.
FRED M. PHELPS, Ochlltree, Tex.
MRS. M. E. WARREN, Haverhill, Mass.
MRS. ADOLPH BOISVERT, Concord,
N. H.
MISS ANNIE BARRETT, Manchester,
N. H.
AUGUSTINE ROVER, Manchester, N.
H.
RICHARD F. CLARCKSON, Lebanon,
N. H.
W. LOWER, Baron Landing, Vt.
MRS. E. S. BRIGGS, West Lebanon,
N. H.
JOHN M. CONGDONv' Bethel, Vt.
LEON S. CADY, West Lebanon, N. H.
MRS. WM. VENTINNIER, Robinson,
Quebec.
MISS LILLIAN VENTINNIER, daugh
ter of above.
MRS. ALICE CUNNINGHAM, Hamil
ton, Mass.
DOMINICK BENOIT, Lowell, Mass.
C. E. DERBY, Boston.
MRS. L. C. BLAKE, Somerville, Mass.
LELIA HOULD, Manchester, N. H.
P. D. STEVENS, Musquodobolt Harbor,
N. B.
ANNIE ST. PIERRE, Isle of Verte,
Quebec.
Mrs. Cunningham's husband is one of
the injured at the hospital at Hanover.
SLAIN; BELIEVED TO BE
VICTIM OF BLACK HAND
Italian Gardener Shot Through the
Head and Killed at Denver.
Attacked by Two •
Men
By Associated Press.
DENVER, Sept. 16.— Believed to be the
victim of the Black Hand or of a Sicilian
vendetta, Qerardo Carnival!, a market
gardener, was shot through the head and
killed early today when returning to his
truck farm on the outskirts of the city
from the Italian quarter, where he spent
Sunday.
Five shots were heard by residents in
the neighborhood where the crime was
committed, and It Is believed that Carnl
vall was attacked by at least two men.
Giacomo, Letltio, who was arrested in the
vicinity, admitted that he shot Carnl
vall, but claimed that he shot In self de
fense after being attacked by Carnival!
and a companion.
Odd Fellows in Session
By Associated Press.
ST. VaUL, Minn., Sept. 16.— The sov
ereign lodge of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows opened its annual conclave
here today.
New Railroad Opened
BOGOTA, B. C, Sept. 16.— The newly
constructed railroad along the Magdaleim
river was opened yesterday. The opera
tion of tills line .vlll greatly facilitate and
cheapen the movement of freight.
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1907.
RAPS BROWN
AND ROGERS
HENEY OBJECTB TO PREBENCE OF
LOS ANGELEB LAWYER
CLASSES HIM WITH DESPERATE
CHARACTERS
Graft Prosecutor Turns Loose a Flow
of Invective In Court Room When
Defense's Attorney Calls At.
tentlon to Burns' Men
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16.— Four
Jurors were added today to the five al
ready sworn to try former Attorney Gen
eral Tlrey L. Ford, chief counsel of the
United Railroads, for the bribery of
Supervisor Thomas F. but
only three of them were finally added to
the trial panel.
One was peremptorily dismissed by the
prosecution, by special, permission of the
court, on account of his alleged Intimacy
with John Nealy, a politician said to be
in the employment of the defendant cor
poration.
Ugly words were passed by opposing
counsel at the afternoon session. Earl
Rogers of the counsel for the defense
adopted parliamentary procedure by ris
ing to a question of personal and pro
fessional privilege. He said:
"I think it extremely indecent that as
we sit here consulting, defendant and
counsel, in this court room there should
be allowed to sit close to us and listen
ing with all the ears they have, and hop
ing for more, employes of Mr. Burns.
I don't object to any legitimate detective
efforts and I am sure that counsel for
the prosecution do not approve of any
other, but I appeal to their sense of fair
ness that it is at least not in good taste
for them to have employes of theirs
seated in such close proximity to us."
Judge Lawlor asked Mr. Rogers to ex
plain himself more fully, and when he
had done so Mr. Heney interposed: "You
gentlemen profess to acredit us with
square motives, yet in the same breath
you take occasion to attribute unfair mo
tives to us in the. presence of this Jury.
Desperate Characters
"Now, as far as the seating in the
front pews are concerned, I have noticed
about half a dozen of the most desperate
characters in California, including Dave
Nagle and Bogy O'Donnel and the Banjo
eyed Kid, and three men who have repu
tations for killing and being prisoners
at the state penitentiary at Folsom all
sitting in this courtroom in close prox
imity to the Jury. They were here the
first morning of the trial and they have
been here ever since, and they are sup
posed to be in the employ, of the United
Railroads. It appears to me that when
counsel for the other side casts insinua
tions at us along this line honors are
even."
"I take exception," said Mr. Moore of
counsel for the defense, "if your honor
please, to the remarks of the learned
gentleman 'that we have or ever held In
our employ, any ruffians or any persons
of Improper reputation in or about this
place. I except to the remarks of coun
sel as calculated to prejudice our case
in the minds of the Jury and I assign
those remarks as misconduct."
"When I was interrupted," pursued
Mr. Heney, "I was about to include in
my catalogue the names of Sam Leake,
formerly managing editor of the San
Francisco Call, and Luther Brown, law
partner in Los Angeles of Earl Rogers,
and Mr. Spencer. I see particularly sit
ting here Mr. Leake, who Is busying
himself with the defense in the case.
We happen to know some of the things
that are going on here."
Moore Objects
"We take exceptions," said Mr. Moore,
"to the statement that any particular
gentleman, whether named as a ruffian
or not, is taking any part in the de
fense of this case, and we take excep
tion to the whole statement of • counsel
as calculated to do us' an. Injury and
prejudice our case In the minds of the
Jury, and as being improper and mis
conduct."
Judge Lawlor announced from vie
bench that he had Instructed certain
pews to be kept exclusively for the use_
of newspaper men, and he amplified thia
order by instructing the sheriff to see
that the pew immediately back of the
ones occupied by the counsel for the de
fense be kept vacant.
The following four Jurors were accept
ed by both sides and were sworn to try
the case: Frederick N. Morsom, insur
ance agent; Edward W. Strange, Jeweler
and a member of the Jury which convict
ed Glass; Harry B. V nold - /Brocer;
Arthur W. Johnson, a grocer who testi
fied that he enjoyed the patronage of
Patrick Calhoun.
By special permission of the court
Juror Arnold was peremptorily dismissed
by the prosecution after lie had been
sworn.
Among the eight Jurors thus far ac
cepted to pass upon the guilt or inno
cence of Ford are two who voted for the
conviction of Vice President Glass of the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, accused of bribing Lonergan, tho
supervisor named in the indictment on
which Ford is now being tried.
The failure of the defense to exercise
against Mortensen and Strange the
right of peremptory challenge caused
considerable surprise. Mr. Rogers wrote
his explanation in response to a question
addressed to him by newspaper men.
"However innocent Mr. Glass may be,
as I view the matter, our case Is strong
er than was his.
"The human mind swings Ilk*, a pendu
lum, and if a good case is presented it
will receive added consideration by con
trast. So I learned from experience and
observation of the workings of the av
erage mind. Barring prejudice and in
dications of opinion whether expressed
or not I am never afraid of a Juror whose
inclinations and character are fair."
Modern Woodmen Start Campaign
By Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 16.— Supreme
Counsel A. R. Talbot of the Modern
Woodmen today issued from headquarters
at Rock Island, 111., a proclamation ask
ing all of the 12,000 camps of his order
to hold anniversary celebrations on Jan
uary 5. He asks each camp to Initiate
twenty-five members on that date, bring
ing the total membership to more than a
million.
"killed by Pitched Ball
By Associated Press.
MONTREAL. Sept. 16.— Henry Pllon was
struck over the heart by a pitched ball In
a baseball game Sunday and died almost
instantly. The ball passed through the
hands of another player and struck Pilon.
Pllon caught the ball, threw it to short
stop and dropped dead.
When Teddy Becomes an Editor
FIVE DOCTORS
FIGHT PLAGUE
SURGEON BLUE URGES NEED OF
DRABTIC MEASURES
Four Physicians from Marine Hospital
Service Ordered to' Assistance
of Man in Charge of
Situation
Bj Associated Pr««s.
SAN FRANCISCO, «ept. 16.— Four sur
geons of the marine hospital service have
been ordered to the assistance of Dr.
Rupert Blue, who has been placed by the
federal ithorltles, at the request of the
mayo*,. In charge of the bubonic plague
situation In San Francisco.
The doctors are Drs. Creel and Vogel,
who landed at Seattle last Saturday from
the Philippines, and Dr. Rucker, de
tached from duty at the Jametown ex
position, and Dr. Roberts, ordered here
from Washington.
Dr. Blue *ald tonight: "I consider the
situation In San ¦Francisco well worthy
of drastic measures.
"I have now assumed full control and
have, established twelve district head
quarters in the city. The physician in
charge of each district will report to me
daily, and hereafter eradication measures
will take the form of recommendations by
me to the board of health, which that
organization will order carried out.
"Surgeons of the marine-hospital service
will be ordered to my assistance as I need
them."
MRS. CHADWICK BLIND;
SHE MAY DIE IN PRISON
Frenzied Financier May Not Uve Long
Enough to Serve Out Her .
Ten Years' Sen.
tencw
By Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. 0., Sept. 16.— Mrs. Cassle
M. Chadwick, noted witch of finance, who,
posing as Andrew Carnegie's natural
daughter, swindled Ohio and eastern
banks and capitalists out of millions in
loans In bogus securities, was stricken
with a nervous collapse at the penitentiary
today, which left her blind. Her condition
Is serious, and It ia the opinion of the
prison physicians that she will never live
to serve out her ten-year two
years of which she has now completed.
Killed Under Engine
By Associated Preßß.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 16.— Arnold Smith, a
veteran of the Civil War, was killed yes
terday tit Oceanside by stepping In front
of the engine of a northbound freight. It
was stated that he purposely threw him
self in front of the train, but his friends
deny this.
t'UUIitAM'
For Loa Ansjelea and vicinity i
Fair today, Hunt weat wind.
TABLE OF TK.UI'EUATUKKS
Mia. Max.
Los Ankele« 08 :  81
Boston ...._ 68 ; 86
Chlcn o .......:...... 73 86
Cincinnati 64 86
Denver  .50 84
El Puo ,64 88
Fresno .....•¦•••••¦•• '50 - 83
Kansas' City .'1 . . . ... ; . ' 70 88
New York ; 60 vBO
phoenix >*. ¦; . ; ....... •'.: ¦ *2 < • »8
Plttabura; ,60 84
Ren0V:..V......~:.. 46, 72
St. , Louis ;'.•:¦. . . ' .. • ..... TO . • H4
SnniDle«;o: ;..'.'. ••'•(.•'.;'¦ 54 : ,70
San , Francisco .".."..."..,. 50 . .64.;
Tonopnh :.......••'•.;• 48 TO I
Yuma M .'Tf .Tr.™r.Tr;T.'V3 «4 100 ij
4> & **4> ?'? ® <S> <S>/S> ? <S> 4> <& 4> <S> ?
ROBBED EIGHTEEN
TIMES IN THREE YEARS
Saloonkeeper Not at All Surprised
When He Hears That Burglars
Had Looted His
Place
By Associated Proas.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.— Wolf Fish, who
keeps a saloon In Allen street, on the
east side, when Informed by detectives
that hi? place had been broken Into by
safe blowers, expressed no surprise
whatever. In fact he told the police
later that he would have been surprised
had no attempt been made to rob his
place this year.
In the last three years he has had no
less than eighteen encounters with burg
lars. He has' been chloroformed, drug
ged, choked, shot at, stabbed and beaten
and now Is congratulating himself that
he was not In the saloon when the last
attempt to loot tt was made.
The burglars got only $39 this time for
they were scared away Just as they
were preparing to get to work upon the
safe. They were provided with the most
elaborate set of cracksmen's appliances
the police ever saw. The police say the
tools are worth fully $600. The police ar
rested four suspects.
ROGERS SERIOUSLY
ILL, TESTIFIES SOI*
ACTION TO BRING MAGNATE TO
COURT FAILS
Associate of Rockefeller in Standard
Oil Company Is Said to
Be in Poor
Health
B> Associated Press.
BOSTON, Sept. 16.— That Henry H.
Rogers Is In a very weak physical condi
tion, that his face Is distorted and his
speech is affected, that his left side Is
not In its normal state and that he is
unable to transact any business or even
discuss ordinary affairs was the sub
stance of testimony given by Mr. Rog
ers' son-in-law, Urban K. Broughton, in
the supreme court this afternoon.
H. H. Rogers Jr. testified that his
father had signed but three checks and
a power of attorney to open a vault since
July 22. His condition, Mr. Rogers Jr.
said, has shown some slight improve
ment in the past few weeks.
Mr. Broughton testified that recently
Mr. Rogers had told him to take up the
business where he had left It as he
(Rogers) was "about done."
After hearing this testimony Judge
Hammond denied the motion to bring H.
H. Rogers into court for the purpose of
showing that" he was capable of testify
ing.
C. M. Raymond of Somerville. who was
suing Mr. Rogers for $50,000,000 for cer
tain petroleum royalties, sought to prove
that Mr.. Rogers was able to appear in
court in spite of the objections of his
counsel.
Deputy Sheriff Walling of New Bed
ford testified that he saw Mr. Rogers
in the First National bank at New Bed
ford last week talking with President
Winsor and Rufus A. Soule and that
later Mr. Rogers walked down the street,
apparently in good health.
President Winsor admitted that he
talked with Mr. Rogers last week, but
said the latter spoke #with difficulty and
that his physical condition apparently
was not as good as it had been earlier
in the summer.
Railroad Files Statement
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.— The annual report
of the Chicago & Northwestern railway,
which was Issued today, shows a total
of gross earnings of 168,878,900. The oper
ating expenses and charges were $53,138,
300, leaving a net Income for the year of
$16,740,600. Dividends amounting to $7,910,
200 were paid, leaving a surplus of $7,830,
400. As compared with last year passen
ger earnings were Increased by 11,670,400
and freight earnings 18,180,400.
oJLJM vjcJUEj ivxday, s cents
SHIP TOSSED
BY TYPHOON
TRANSPORT BHERMAN HAS A
HARD VOYAGE
Big Vessel Buffeted About Like Cork
and Makes Little Progress for
Four Days — Makes Wire.
less Record
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16.— 1n the
grasp of a terrific typhoon which raged
unceasingly for five days and nights, the
United States army transport Sherman,
which arrived here today, received a ter
rible buffeting during the voyage from
Nagasaki.
Shortly after leaving the latter port
the vessel ran Into the tall end of a ty
phoon and was tossed about like a cork.
Heavy seas swept over the Sherman's
bow and but small progress was made
during the four days of the voyage which
followed.
While 750 miles off San Francisco the
Sherman established a new record for
the transport service by communicating
with the wireless station at Mare Island.
The Sherman brough. the members of
the Sixteenth infantry and the Sixth en
gineering corps, in addition to a full list
of cabin passengers.
INJURED, LIES HOURS
IN COLD NIGHT AIR
Palo Alto Contractor on Way to Los
Angeles Falls from Train and
Is Mangled by Car
Wheels
8} Associated Press.
SALINAS, Sept. 16.— S. A. Zeino, a con
tractor and real estate dealer of Palo
Alto, whl'.e en route to Los' Angeles Sat
urday attempted to get off the train as it
was passing San Lucas. He slipped and
fell beneath the wheels. Several coaches
passed over him, crushing his right leg
below the knee, injuring the left foot
and hurting his back.
The station was closed and Zeino lay
for several hours in the cold night air,
in a semi-eontclous condition. Wher
found In the morning he was nearly dead
from exposure and loss of blood. He waa
removad to a hospital here and surgeons
amputated the right leg below the knee
and some toes of the left foot. He Is In
a critical condition.
PLAYING WITH RIFLE,
BOY IS SHOT DEAD
Lads Engage in Struggle for Posses,
slon of Gun, It Is Discharged
and One Is
Killed.
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16.— Peter Burger,
1 years old, of Middle village In the
borough of Queens, was killed by his
chum, Herman Wehle, IB years old, in a
struggle for a small rifle* with which the
boys and two companions had been play-
Ing.
Young Burger was laughing over his
friend's efforts to wrest the weapon away
from him, when It was discharged, and a
bullet entered the younger boy's abdo
men. He soon died. Wehle was over
come with grief. He was arrested on a
charge of homicide.
Whisky Reaches Highest Price
By Associated Praia.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 16.-The record
price for whisky was reached here today
when, it rose 2 cents over the Saturday
quotation, reaching $1.34, the highest
price Known here.
HINDUS FLEE
TO CANADA
400 DRIVEN FROM BELLINGHAM
BTART NORTH
MOUNTED POLICE MEET REFU
GEES ON BORDER
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Receives Telegram
Stating That Orientals Are Not'
Paupers, as Was Re.
ported
By Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ont., Sept. 16.— The mounted
police on the boundary line between Brit
ish Columbia and the United States re
ported 400 of the Hindus driven out of
Belllngham making their way Into Can
ada in small parties.
The rest, numbering thirty or forty, are
making their way toward Seattle. Thia
Information Is contained In a dispatch to
the trade and commercial department
from Vancouver.
The following telegram has been re
ceived by Sir Wilfrid Laurier from Mayor
Bethune of Vancouver:
"Hindus not paupers, but health officer
declares situation serious from sanitary
standpoint. Drill hall ' only sanitary
building available."
Sir Wilfrid Laurier has replied as fol
lows:
"I had understood from your telegram
asking that the Hindus be housed at gov
ernment expense In drill hail that they
were paupers. I am glad to hear that
such Is not the case. As I have already
advised you, a special officer Is going
west to investigate."
LONDON, Sept. 13.— Baron Komura, the
Japanese ambassador to Great Britain,
who has Just returned to London after
an absence in the country, called on Sir
Edward Grey at the foreign office this
afternoon and discussed the anti-oriental
disturbances in Vancouver.
The ambassador took with him long dis
patches which he received from the Jar
anese consuls at Vancouver and Ottawa,
and It Is understood he assured the for
eign secretary that Japan had the great
est confidence that the Canadians would
punish those who were responsible for
the attacks on the Japanese, and was
satisfied with the steps in that direction
already taken.
PACIFIC GROVE RETAINS
METHODIST CONFERENCE
Efforts of Other Towns to Attract the
Gathering Are Unsuccessful.
More Aded to Super
annuated List
By Associated ?res«.
PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 16.— The fol
lowing names were added at today's ses
sion of the California conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church to the list
of superanuates; Rev. Pendleton, Rev.
Wlgstead, Rev. Erving and Rev. Hol
brook.
The meeting place of next year's con
ference was discussed. Rev. E. P. Den
nett spoke on behalf of Pacific Grove,
where the conference met first in 1884,
and has continued ever since, save in
1886, when it convened at Stockton. Rev.
J. B. Choweth of Cenella church, San
Jose, In a speech which raised quite a
tempest of opposition, including that of
Rev. W. W. Case of the First Methodist
church of the same city, proposed San
Jose. Revs. Dr. Main. Vutslnpillar. FH
ben, Haycock, Coyle and Kelley all ex
pressed disapproval and the project was
voted dowm only three hands being
raised in its favor. Pacific Grove still re
mains Methodism's mecca on the Pacific
coast.
The ba6rd of examiners and the com
mittee op general qualifications, next re
ported on many names, including several
Koreans, Japanese and Chinese, of apli
cants for admission to conference rela
tions. Bishop Neeley then introduced Dr.
Anderson, the secretary of Freedmen's
Aid society, board of education, Sunday
schools and tract work, who asserted
that Methodism was not doing one-tenth
of its proper Sunday school work, espe
cially on the great frontiers.
WARRING TRIBESMEN
ARE READY FOR PEACE
General Drude L-arns from Delegates
That Moors Are Ready to Submit.
General Surrender
Expected
By Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 16.— Advices received today
from Casa Blanca say that the tribal dele
gates yesterday accepted all the peace
conditions fixed by Gen. Drude, and de
parted to seek delegates from all the other
warring tribes.
It is expected that the Moors will re
turn from their mission on Thursday and
effect a general submission of the hostile
tribesmen.
Would Prohibit Polygamy
Bj Associated Press.
ALBION, Mich., Sept. 16.— The MiuhJ
gan conference of the M. E. church
adopted a resolution asking the Michi
gan senators to Introduce in the United
States senate an amendment to the
United States constitution to prohibit
polygamy. It was adopted without de
bate.
Reports on Invested Capital
HARRISBURG, Pa.. Sept. 16.— The an
nual report of John L. Rockey, chief of
the state bureau of industrial statistics
for 1906, show that the capital invested in
the 3057 Industries reporting to the bureau
last year was {932,842,453; that the value of
production was $1,630,168,953 and that the
total wages of their 754,986 employes was
$403,954,313.
Cruisers Coming
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16.— The cruis
ers Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colorado
and West Virginia, now at Honolulu, are
scheduled to leave for this port on
Wednesday ne»t and are expected to ar
rive about September 24.
All Porto Rico to Be Vaccinated
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept. 16.— Act-
Ing upon the recommendation of Governor
Post, the executive council has decided
upon compulsory vaccination In the Island.
Six hundred thousand vaccination points
have been ordered.